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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

In-Class:Warm Up – Proportionality from TableReview HomeworkProportional Relationships- Notes and PracticeScience Fair- Research time- Note takingHomework:#66Handout (back of notes)Complete the problems on the back

Thursday, January 26, 2017

In-Class:Warm Up – Figure PatternsReview HomeworkContinue ratio and proportion- Process "Tasting Lemonade"Science Fair- Research time- More sources- Start notecardsHomework:No homework! Enjoy the end of the quarter, we start fresh on Monday.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

In-Class:Warm Up – Talk about last few days with subReview HomeworkMenu turned inIntro to ratio and proportionScience Fair- Read “Bibliography” and “MLA Format Examples”- Use Noodletools to add at least 2 sources- Research worksheet

Friday, January 20, 2017

Reminder: Missing work needs to be turned in by Monday 1/23 for credit.In-Class:Warm Up – Osgood’s LuckReview HomeworkMenuScience Fair- Project proposal forms: signed and turned inHomework:#63Pg. 85 and 87Problems 37, 38, and 41

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Your child will have the chance to solve his or her own
science mystery by doing a science project. Since your child has the chance to
pick his or her own science project question, from the physics of making music
to the biology of tide pool animals, he or she will have the chance to
experience the joy of discovery.

When starting a science project, a student chooses a question
he or she would like to answer. Then he or she does targeted library and web
research to gain the background information needed to formulate a hypothesis
and design an experimental procedure. After writing a report to summarize this
background research, the student performs the experiment, draws conclusions,
and communicates the results to teachers and classmates.

Through time management and project planning, your child will
take on the responsibility of completing a project over at least a 6-week
period. Your child will discover his or her creativity by brainstorming science
project questions and figuring out how to display the process and results. A
science project, through its challenge to ask questions and discover, is truly
a real-world experience in innovation, similar to what scientists do in their
careers.

I will provide your child with sufficient support to succeed,
so that he or she develops enthusiasm for scientific discovery. Your child will
accomplish each step of the project by doing homework assignments. We will
review the assignments at key checkpoints along the way, so that you won’t face
helping your child do a project the last night before the fair. The class
website has a basic guide of how to help without getting over-involved.

To get started, review the Parent’s Guide to Science Projects
and Student Science Project Schedule with your child. These documents were sent home on January 11th.